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Chinese symbol for “horseshoe”

马蹄铁
mǎ tí tiě
Traditional: 馬蹄鐵
horseshoe

The closest CC-CEDICT match for horseshoe is 马蹄铁 (mǎ tí tiě), defined as: horseshoe.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

马 mǎ
horse; surname
radical 187 ⾺ · 3 strokes
蹄 tí
hoof; pig's trotter
radical 157 ⾜ · 16 strokes
铁 tiě
iron; strong, solid, firm
radical 167 ⾦ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “horseshoe”

WordPinyinMeaning
掌zhǎngpalm of the hand; sole of the foot
马蹄 (馬蹄)mǎ tíhorse's hoof; horseshoe
马掌 (馬掌)mǎ zhǎngthe cutin skin of a horse's hoof; horseshoe

Related words

Other words that share a character with 马蹄铁.

WordPinyinMeaning
马上 (馬上)mǎ shàngat once; right away
马克 (馬克)mǎ kèmark (monetary unit)
马路 (馬路)mǎ lùstreet; road
人马 (人馬)rén mǎmen and horses; troops
骑马 (騎馬)qí mǎto ride a horse
宝马 (寶馬)bǎo mǎprecious horse
马蹄 (馬蹄)mǎ tíhorse's hoof; horseshoe
蹄子tí zihoof; (old) wench
铁路 (鐵路)tiě lùrailroad; railway

See also: Japanese symbol for “horseshoe”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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